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Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am addressing the Chair, a Leas-Cheann Comhairle. I ask Deputy Adams and his Sinn Féin colleagues to do the same.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am very happy to allow Deputy Adams in, but I know he would not extend such a courtesy to me.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I am glad I let the Deputy in to share that pearl of wisdom with the House.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: That is not the question I asked.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: What I said was that if Sinn Féin felt so strongly about this principle, its Members should return to the Exchequer all of the salary that they are not accruing to themselves. The reality is that the cost to the Exchequer for every Sinn Féin Deputy in this House is the same as for any other Deputy.

Public Sector Pay: Motion [Private Members] (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: That is the reality. If Sinn Féin Members feel so strongly in their views in this matter, they should do the right thing. If Deputy Adams has conceded the principle that it is right that Ministers should forfeit that element of salary restoration, then that element of salary restoration he is due as a Deputy should be returned to the Exchequer. Given that he has now conceded that...

Finance Bill 2016: Financial Resolutions (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I move the following Resolutions:THAT sections 784, 787G, 787K, 787O, 787R, 787S and 790D of Part 30 of, and Schedule 23B to, the Taxes Consolidation Act 1997 (No. 39 of 1997), which relate to Retirement Annuities, Personal Retirement Savings Accounts, imputed distributions from certain funds and the limit on tax-relieved pension funds, be amended in the manner and to the extent specified in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Croke Park Agreement Issues (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Croke Park Agreement 2010 to 2014 was in effect in February 2012. It was a collective agreement between the then Government, and the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) and other associations representing public service staff.  It secured a commitment by public servants to deliver savings, cooperate with reforms and maintain...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Staff Grades (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Officials of my Department have been in contact with the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine in relation to this matter. Careful consideration is being given to the application by the Veterinary Officers Association (VOA) in the context of overall Government policy in respect of professional, technical and specialist added years. A decision will be communicated to the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Civil Service Staff Data (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The results of the Civil Service Employee Engagement Survey 2015 were published on 28 January 2016 and the report is available on my Department s website on  http://www.per.gov.ie/en/civil-service-employee-engage ment-survey/.  This report summarises the results of the survey for the Civil Service and includes comparative analysis across Departments on employee engagement;...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pensions (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The pension restoration amounts of €500 and €780 on 1 January 2017 and 1 January 2018 respectively are the maximum gains on those dates attainable by persons whose public service pensions have been affected by the Public Service Pension Reduction (PSPR) under the financial emergency legislation. These pension restoration adjustments are provided for in law...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Departmental Strategy Statements (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The development of a three-year Statement of Strategy is a requirement of every Government Department under the Public Service Management Act, 1997. Under this legislation, a new Statement of Strategy must be submitted to a Minister within six months of their appointment. The process to develop a new Statement of Strategy 2016-2019 for my Department is very substantially...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Public Service Pay Commission has been tasked with providing an initial report to Government on public service remuneration in the context of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts 2009-2015. The findings of the Commission will contribute to and inform Government's considerations in relation to Public Service remuneration and will inform Public Service...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Lansdowne Road Agreement provides the single agreed framework within which public service management and unions at the various sectoral levels process industrial relations issues and related matters of mutual concern.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The 10% reductions in starting pay for certain new entrants were introduced by the then Government in January 2011 as part of the National Recovery Plan in order to reduce the Public Service Pay Bill. Terms and conditions of employment for public servants are also set by reference to legislation including the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Acts and...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 261 to 263, inclusive, together. The salaries referred to by the Deputy were subject to three FEMPI Acts, - the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 which introduced a new deduction from the remuneration of pensionable public servants, which is known as the Pension-Related Deduction (PRD) - the Financial Emergency Measures in the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: I propose to take Questions Nos. 264 to 267, inclusive, together. The salaries referred to by the Deputy were subject to four FEMPI Acts, - the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009 which introduced a new deduction from the remuneration of pensionable public servants, which is known as the Pension-Related Deduction (PRD) - the Financial Emergency Measures in...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: The Lansdowne Road Agreement, underpinned by the FEMPI 2015 Act, brought in a reduction of Pension Related Deduction (PRD) for all public servants. The reduction in PRD in 2017 will benefit TDs in the amount of €1,000. Pay restoration for TDs under the Haddington Road Agreement, also underpinned by the FEMPI 2015 Act,will be paid in two equal phases with the first phase...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: It is the position that there is no difference in the current pay rate of Temporary Clerical Officers "TCOs" and Clerical Officers "COs. The details of the pay rates  are contained in the relevant circulars issued by my Department including the two most recent circulars 2/2014 and 17/2015  which can be found on www.circulars.gov.ie

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Legislative Measures (8 Nov 2016)

Paschal Donohoe: Responsibility for the implementation of the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 rests with the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPOC). SIPOC has established a register for recording lobbying activity which may be viewed at www.lobbying.ie. SIPOC is an independent statutory body and as such is not accountable to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform or to the Government in...